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What if they threw a party and none of us came?

Learning with e's

Some publishers, particularly those running open access journals, are reversing the business model - and offering all contents free to any reader online, whilst the authors pay to have their work published. Other business models involve advertising and/or sponsorship. What if the publishers all went over to solely online publishing?

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The Top 7 Ways the Internet Has Changed Learning

Gutenberg Technology

In 1980, schools were just beginning to include computer courses as a standard practice. This change is a boon for publishers who hope to grow their business through digital learning publications. Today, the way teachers and students use the internet is mind-blowing.

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Online Educa Berlin 2014 Conference Review #OEB14

eLearning 24-7

If you are an e-learning vendor in the higher education space and doing or planning on doing business in Europe, this is the place to be. There was a business card to take – plenty where still there when I walked by at the end of the day. Lacks compliance standards. This was the 20th anniversary of OEB. Absolutely.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been busy, as well. Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. Three reasons why I hesitate - Ignatia Webs , September 22, 2010 Unesco is inviting us to jointly discuss OER, so if you are interested, let yourself be heard! concerning OER.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] or [link] December 1, 2010 UNESCO-Commonwealth of Learning Policy Form on Open Educational Resources (OER): Taking OER beyond the OER Community – Policy and Capacity, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France. link] January 6-9, 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. link] As of Nov.

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Uberizing Organizational Learning – Thinking Beyond Courses

ID Reflections

Business can and will ask, “So what?” We have to get out there, get our hands dirty, talk to business, read the company’s Annual Report, and figure out what is happening on the business front. And whatever impacts business should and must impact how we function. In summary, the world of L&D has dramatically changed.

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Learning Styles and Visualization

Mark Oehlert

Ive been tinkering with Many Eyes over the last couple of weeks as a way of exploring potential visual navigation tools/interfaces for Open University courses and qualifications, and OpenLearn OERs/course units: [link] and search for "many eyes". t unique, itâ??s s prophetic." --Clay Shirky. Recent Tweets. follow me on Twitter. Oehlerts Book.